Warsaw is 2-8 against NorthWood since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Warsaw Tigers will be playing in front of their home fans against the NorthWood Panthers at 5:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Last Monday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Warsaw had to settle for a 6-4 defeat against Plymouth.
Kaitlyn ODell was huge no matter where she played even without the win. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over 5.2 innings pitched. ODell was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Kali Ousley made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, NorthWood unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Monday. They fell just short of Wawasee by a score of 9-8.
Victoria Vega and Megan Yoder stepped up to the plate in a big way. Vega scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3, while Yoder scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Warsaw's loss dropped their record down to 2-15. As for NorthWood, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-8.
Warsaw suffered a grim 19-2 defeat to NorthWood in their previous meeting back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of NorthWood's Adriana Beachy, who struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits (and not a single walk). Now that Warsaw knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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